Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 128-131 , July 2009

Resuscitation of Hypovolemic Emergency Department Patients: Hypertonic or Isotonic Crystalloids?

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.08.035

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 128-131 , July 2009

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